Tennessee Johnson Poster

Tennessee Johnson

From poverty to a president. A great American story!

Starring: Van Heflin, Lionel Barrymore, Ruth Hussey, Marjorie Main, Regis Toomey

Writer: John L. Balderston, Wells Root

Release Date:
December 1, 1942
Ratings:
6.1 / 10
Director:
William Dieterle
Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview

The tumultuous presidency of 19th-president Andrew Johnson is chronicled in this biopic. The story begins with Johnson's boyhood and covers his early life. During the Civil War, Johnson stays a staunch Unionist and upon Lincoln's reelection in 1864, becomes his Vice President. After Lincoln's assassination, Johnson becomes the President and became the first U.S. president ever to be impeached.